The UCSF Industry Documents Library (IDL) is a digital
archive
An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials, in any medium, or the physical facility in which they are located.
Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organ ...
of internal tobacco, drug, food, chemical and fossil fuel corporate documents, acquired largely through litigation, which illustrate industry efforts to influence policies and regulations meant to protect
public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...
. Created and maintained by the
UCSF Library
The UCSF Library is the library of the University of California, San Francisco. It is one of the world's foremost libraries in the health sciences.
Facilities
The main branch (Kalmanovitz Library) is located at the Parnassus campus, with secondar ...
, the mission of the UCSF Industry Documents Library is to "identify, collect, curate, preserve, and make freely accessible internal documents created by industries and their partners which have an impact on public health, for the benefit and use of researchers, clinicians, educators, students, policymakers, media, and the general public at UCSF and internationally".
Collections
The IDL includes the following archives:
* the
Truth Tobacco Industry Documents
* the
Drug Industry Documents Archive
* the Food Industry Documents Archive
* the Chemical Industry Documents Archive
*the Fossil Fuel Industry Document Archive
References
External links
Official site
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Tobacco industry
Pharmaceutical industry
Chemical industry
Business and industry archives
American digital libraries
University of California, San Francisco
Libraries in San Francisco